NHL 2K9 Developer Diary #3 - Ben Bishop, Producer

[RaychelSnr]

This week's NHL 2K9 Developer Diary focuses three new gameplay elements in NHL 2K9 that make hockey what it is. Check out what NHL 2K9 Producer Ben Bishop had to say about the new features in his NHL 2K9 Developer Diary and then hop on over to the NHL 2K9 Screenshot Page for some new screenshots of the game!

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"Hi everyone. For this development diary, I am going to talk a little bit about some of the new, unique-to-hockey features we added for NHL 2K9. As you’ve probably heard already, one of our main goals this year was to try to bring the fun back to hockey video games. When we first started designing this year’s game, we felt that there were several ways we could help to accomplish that. One of them was doing the Wii version, which we’ve talked about quite a bit, and another was adding a simpler control scheme to allow for players with any level of experience to jump in and be able to play with little-to-no learning curve."

[kai123]

thanks for the info, the playoff beards look nice.

[wurstman3000]

Link doesn't work, you have to remove the admin part of the address.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by wurstman3000

Link doesn't work, you have to remove the admin part of the address.

It should be fixed now.

[asu666]

I'm happy to see that 2K Hockey is making another run to the top. I think NHL 09 is going to be pretty tough to beat, but some of the new features and little extras like the opening ice movie sequence in 2K9 and the improved feel of the gameplay convinced me to preorder both.

[goheat]

Any idea if in-game saves are available on the Wii version? Particularly in season/franchise mode?

[bigwill33]

Those are some neat features I think. It is good to see 2k listening to feedback of fans wanting more atmosphere and details in their game. I hate how some sports games lack playoff intensity and with beards and the celebration this game should add a little realism into your post season. I also noticed the Stanley Cup Playoffs patch on the ice, just like in real life... nice touch!

EA may still have them beat in game play overall this year, but 2k is doing some of the little things right and that is good for the genre.

[QN_52]

EA will never have 2K hockey beat in SIM gameplay...period.